Refresher Course

Reactivate and revitalise your scuba skills in Melbourne

Has it been a long time since you've been scuba diving?
Or maybe you learned to scuba dive only a year or so ago
and have not dived since your course finished? Perhaps
you're planning on going on holiday and are a little
unsure about your dive skills? Let the instructors recommended
by The Scuba Doctor reactivate you to the wonders of the underwater world!

Perhaps you've only ever dived in warm water tropical locations and need to
get used to what's required to adjust to diving in the colder temperate waters
here in Melbourne, Victoria. This Refresher Course is just right for that.

The Refresher Course is the perfect way to review and reactivate your dive skills
and knowledge before jumping back into the water.

The Fun Part

Brush up on your scuba knowledge and skills. Improve your diving ability,
and get your scuba gear ready for your next scuba vacation or diving holiday.

You'll be doing an open water dive in the pristine waters of Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula.

You course will be a bespoke, one-on-one or one-on-two affair with your personal dive instructor.

What You Learn

The Refresher Course programme is for any certified
diver who feels they need to touch up their skills. The 4 main
components of the program are:

Diving theory

Equipment assembly

Diving skills

Buoyancy

Our Refresher Course programmes are tailored to suit
your individual needs so that the amount of time spent
on each of these areas can vary depending on your competence
and what you want to achieve from the programme.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You use all the basic scuba gear — BCD, Cylinder, Regulator,
SPG, Dive Computer, Weight Belt and Wetsuit/Drysuit.
You should bring your wetsuit, BCD, regs, weight belt and cylinder,
if you have them. If not, you can hire this dive gear from us.

Personal Dive Gear: You will need your own Mask, Snorkel and Fins.
Also bring your own Boots, Gloves and Hood if you need them. These are
considered to be personal items and are not available for hire.

If you don't have the required gear, check with The Scuba Doctor
dive shop about Scuba Equipment Rental and packages offered with this course.

PADI Scuba Review Course Prerequisites

To take the PADI Scuba Review Course, you must:

Have a scuba diver certification, or be enrolled in a scuba certification course.

Be able to hand in a valid Medical Declaration, or a current Dive Medical certificate.

Be at least 10 years old.

Be certified as a PADI (Junior) Scuba Diver, or above.

Medical Declaration

Before starting the course you are required to fill in and sign a PADI Medical Statement (Adobe PDF, 6 pages, 113.12 KB)
to say you are fit to dive, do not regularly take prescription or non prescription
medication and that you do not suffer from any conditions such as asthma, diabetes etc.
If you answer 'YES' to any question on the statement, are in any doubt,
or feel that you may have a condition which requires approval from a doctor first,
please see a qualified SPUMS physician for a Dive Medical assessment that conforms
to Australian Standard AS4005-1. (Overseas dive medicals are generally not accepted
unless they are equal or better than the AS4005.1 standard.)
See Diving Medical for more details.

PADI Scuba Review Course Bookings

The price for your bespoke PADI Scuba Review Course at The Scuba Doctor
dive shop is just $199 (plus the price of any dive gear hired or purchased).

Sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go scuba diving.
— Old diver's proverb

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